Look Out World!

Being a baby is like being a movie star! I swear! Flashes going off...video cameras in you face. Swarms of girls throwing themselves at you! Life is AWESOME!

For your viewing enjoyment...here's my latest video. (YouTube version is here)

I'm 6 Months Old!

Happy 1/2 Birthday to me! Mommy and daddy can't believe I'm already 6 months old. They keep saying that time has flown by quickly. I dunno what they're talking about; 6 months is an eternity for me.

As part of this milestone birthday, I went to the doctor for my 6 month check-up. She called me wild and strong! Must be because I complete tore up the paper they use to line the exam table. Here're my stats:

• Weight: 18 lbs 15oz (75th percentile)
• Height: 27.25 in (75th percentile)
• Head circumference: 44 cm (50th percentile)
  

Looks like my growth is slowing down. The doctor says it's because I'm so active. Wonder what's going to happen when I'm crawling and walking!

Things I Like:

• Watching Tachi and other kids. My teachers at day care all say that I'm very attentive.
  
• Sitting upright w/o support
• Oatmeal and applesauce. I started back on solids a few weeks ago.
• Bear crawling/lurching: It's not quite crawling, but I'm definitely on my way. Stay tuned for a video!
• Banging on books, toys and sometimes mommy and daddy's faces
  
• Splashing water in the bath tub, which is really more banging on stuff. It cracks me up when I splash so much that I get mommy and daddy all wet too!
• Riding on daddy's shoulders. It's such a different vantage point this high up!
• Swings: last weekend, I got to ride in a swing at the park when we met up with Sierra and Logan. I LOVED it!
  

Things I Don't Like:

• Rice cereal. To demonstrate my dislike, I'd turn my head and purse my lips so mommy couldn't feed me. I'm warming up to the stuff, but still prefer oatmeal. Mommy hides rice cereal in my oatmeal. She doesn't think I know, but I do.
• Getting my nose wiped and de-boogerized with the bulb syringe
• Napping at daycare
  

To celebrate my 1/2 birthday, we went to my BFF (birthday friend forever) Edison's house for dinner. His mommy made half a cake for us with candles! I was mesmerized by the candles and the fire. Everyone sang Happy Birthday and then our mommies helped us blow out the candles. But Edison and I didn't get to eat any of the cake. What's up with that?!

Outbreak Monkey

Sorry I've been MIA on my blog. Mommy and daddy keep calling me "outbreak monkey" and put a password on the computer! Too bad I figured it out! (Did you know Uncle Mike is great?) Why are they calling me a monkey? Well...as you all know...I went to daycare and caught a cold. Well...I got better (mostly) and, in the process, took out mommy first. She was sick for a few days. Daddy thought he'd get away...but mommy took him out. Must be all that smooching they do! Hmm...wonder if they're working on my sister.

A lot's changed over the past few weeks. As you can see, I'm getting pretty good at sitting up. Also, I've started crawling (sort of). I think I move more like a worm, but hey...it works. I'm sure there's a video out there somewhere. Watch out world! Ohh...and I've started to bang! It's like my favorite thing to do! Ky and Matthew...I totally get it now! btw...banging Tachi is not good.

Last weekend, grandma and grandpa came over. They were in Daily City having lunch and said that since they were so close, they wanted to come by. What's funny is that Daily City is FAR! When we took Tachi to Fort Funston (which is right by Daily City), it took FOREVER to get there!

It's always good to see them. I showed them my worming skills and my sitting skills. This time, they brought presents! They said that one was for Halloween and one was just because I'm cute! (They didn't really say that...but I like to think that's why they gave me the second one.) Presents are cool! I hear Christmas is a good time for presents...sounds like a blast!

So what'd I get...it's hard to describe...but every time I bang it...it makes these funny noises! The Halloween present got put away because I'm not old enough to play with it yet. Oh well...maybe I'll crawl around and try to find it when mommy and daddy aren't looking!

Bear Grylls and Survivorman, I'm Ready for You!

OMG! Mommy and daddy have been feeding me beetles! Turns out the formula we use was recalled today due to the presence of beetles and their larvae. No wonder I've been fussier and not as hungry lately. Don't worry, eating beetles or their larvae won't kill me. According to Bear Grylls and Les Stroud (Survivorman), they're actually good sources of protein. So, I'm ready for more than just rice cereal, oatmeal and apple sauce!

A Day At The Beach With The Ladies

Auntie Joy arranged a beach day for Adrienne, Mattie, and me (and our mommies and daddies) at Natural Bridges State Park in Santa Cruz. You all know Adrienne as my dream girl. Doesn't she look beautiful in that green dress? Mattie is Dom and Karen's daughter. The funny thing is that daddy and Karen work together but daddy and Dom know each other from elementary school! Small world!

After grabbing sandwiches and other food at Zoccoli's Deli we made our way down to the beach. Everyone was starving so we set up camp and broke out the food. I am so jealous! Both Adrienne and Mattie were chowin down on sandwiches, fruit, and other stuff! All I got was a bottle! In protest, I drank less than half of my bottle. Plan backfired because no one fed me any of the good stuff everyone else was eating! Boo! Guess I need to grow some teeth.

We spent a couple of hours hanging out at the beach. It was cool as I got to know Mattie. She was sort of shy at first. As we got talking, she really opened up. She's a really cool girl (and she's got great toes)! She even tried to build a sand castle and showed me how to make a milk river down my chin! Awesome!


Everyone was getting hungry (again) so we packed up camp and headed to Capitola for dinner. After walking around, we ended up at Zelda's. While Adrienne and I cruised around in our Peg's, Mattie had an awesome perch on top of her daddy's shoulders! I think I've gotta give that a go!

My First Week of Day Care and...

...what do I get? A cold! Boo! Fortunately, it's not a bad cold. I just have a runny nose. The worst part is it makes it hard to sleep. My little brain doesn't know that I can breathe out of my mouth yet so when I breathe in through my nose, I just suck snot and it feels like I'm drowning.

















That's Ms. Jessica. She's one of the nice ladies who takes care of me. Daddy tried to get a picture of me with Ms. Katrina, but she was busy putting one of my classmates to sleep. Next time!

Today, Ms. Katrina told daddy that I drank all of my bottles really well and that she felt like I would have drank more each time! Mommy and daddy just bumped my bottles up to 6 oz a few days ago. Starting tomorrow, we'll be starting 7 oz bottles! Yay! I love food!

Thank goodness it's a holiday weekend. That means more time with mommy and daddy! I also have lots of plans:

• On Saturday, I'm meeting up with Adrienne and a new friend, Matty (I hope that's how you spell her name). The funny thing is daddy works with Matty's mom but he knows Matty's dad from elementary school! We're all going to Santa Cruz to have a picnic on the beach!
• Sunday is when po-po comes home so I'm sure I'll get to see her sometime this weekend. I wonder if she brought me anything from Mongolia or China?
• On Monday, we might go back to the Children's Discovery Museum with Ky, Chloe, and one of Ky's friends. Not sure about that one yet.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Mommy Tried to Eat Me

Today was mommy's first day back at work. I'm sure it was pretty hard for her to go back after spending the last five months with me. After picking me up from daycare and getting me home, what did she do? Hug me? Change me? Feed me? Nope....she tried to eat me! (YouTube link)

Let's Party All Day Long!

Sorry I didn't get a chance to post about my few days at daycare. I've been getting home and just passing out because I've been sooooo tired! It's like a party every day!

The first day was a little scary and a little confusing. Instead of my morning walk with daddy and Tachi, mommy gave me my breakfast and daddy took Tachi out by himself. To be honest, I felt a little bit abandoned! Next thing I know, I'm getting into daddy's car and we're heading out somewhere. We never go anywhere in the car this early! What's going on!

After a bit of singing, I put myself to sleep during the car ride. When I woke up, we were at daddy's work. Out of my car seat and into work! Maybe it's bring your kid to work day! Badge in, sign in, open door....and now I'm in a room with toys, little tables and chairs, and all sort of little kid stuff. Ms. Katrina says hello and daddy hands me to her. Uh oh...where's daddy going? I see my bottles going into the fridge and next thing I know...Ms. Katrina's reading a book with me! Daddy says goodbye and I say goodbye and Ms. Katrina and I keep reading.

A little bit later, a few other kids come in and say hello. There's Ryder, Iman, and Adam. Some of the kids are older than me, but I just keep watching them...trying to figure out how they crawl and walk. It's my secret project. Just wait...when mommy and daddy least expect it, I'm going to blow their mind and start walking around the house!

Daycare was so much fun! I got to make some new friends, play with new toys, and have lots of big people carry me around and tell me how cute I am! What a life! In fact, I was so excited, I cut every one of my naps short. Instead of sleeping for an hour and a half, I only slept for 10 minutes!

Daddy came by to visit with me after a few hours...just to see how I was doing. That was nice...but I really just wanted to keep on playing.

Later that day, mommy came to pick me up and off we went back home to play with Tachi.

Every day is something new and exciting! I can't wait to go back!